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Year 5

Photography and painting: facial expressions in portraiture

6 lessons

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  • Digital
  • Draw
  • Paint

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In this unit, pupils will learn the art of portraiture in greater depth. They will learn how artists create expressions, mood and feeling in their portraits using facial features, colour, lighting and props.

This unit builds on earlier explorations of portraiture. Pupils use observational skills and their knowledge of light and tone to create work with expressive purpose. They are able to take and use photographs as source material which they use in this unit for their own investigations.

  1. Digital photography: creating a series of facial expression photographs
  2. Investigate facial expressions in portraits
  3. Analyse a facial expression through drawing
  4. Drawing: use tone and colour for facial expressions
  5. Painting: the foundations of a facial expression
  6. Painting: finalising a facial expression painting

  • Have prior experience of colour mixing when painting
  • Have prior experience of basic painting and drawing techniques
  • Are able to take photographs using a digital camera
  • Are capable identifying different facial expressions and their meanings
  • Have prior experience of observing and drawing facial features
  • Have prior experience of sketching and drawing using proportions and guidelines
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